Now or never: Taking it to the next level
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That's my favourite place at the coast! Farking love it there. Have a great time. Which resort are you staying at?
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Anywhere is good there. Hopefully the weather is good. Its a beautiful spot regardless. Don't let the close proximity to NSW put you off
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<p>Bloody hell Thursday already. </p>
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<p>Sunday: 1:30 run. Went pretty well. For the first time since I started the HM training I saw a farking vision in front of me. Unfortunately she was only walking, so I had to run right on by. Further on when crossing the road, I notice she had started running behind me, but it would have looked more than a little suss if I'd then applied the breaks. That's a shame, because every little distraction helps when running long distances. I did notice that my lats were a little sore from Saturday training, so I'll make sure to stay away from the weights at least 2 days prior to HM.</p>
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<p>Took Monday off.</p>
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<p>Tuesday: Chest and biceps. All good.</p>
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<p>Wednesday: Back and tris.</p>
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<p>Thursday: 40 minute run. Nice and easy.</p>
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<p>Will now rest up until Sunday morning. Really have no idea how it will go. It'll be dark and cold, but hopefully not wet. Nervous now.</p> -
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Pretty happy with that. Bloody buggered now though. Top notch event. Really glad I did it. -
Cheers mate.<br>Yeah there were thousands of people there. Its a sanctioned IAAF event so its pretty hard core.<br><br>For an idea of how fast the pros run these things. The Japanese dude who won the HM did it a time of 1:01. The Kenyan who won the marathon did in just over 2 hours. That's farking lightning.<br><br>BTW you couldn't have hoped for a better day weather-wise. An absolutely glorious day.
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Was a weird week. Did weights on Tuesday and Friday, but have felt really drained all week. Dont know if its the training plus too much work or just the run. Just feel like sleeping the entire time. Hopefully I break the funk in the coming week.
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Been a while....<br><br>Eventually got that "flabby" feeling after couple of days and was keen as to get back into it. Kind of overdid it last week. Am reverting back to my PT workout from a couple of years back. Involves a killer leg day which was harsh even its abbreviated form. Had first run since HM on Saturday. Was pretty tough on a sore body, but went ok. Has been record cold snap here recently so am not overly keen for more night running. Hopefully it'll warm up. Don't think I'll go back to 4 runs a week, but 3 is still a nice round number.<br><br>Diet has to be cleaned up, haven't been much up for food shopping. Severe bit of stress recently with wife, but seems ok now. Not out of the woods yet, but signs are good.
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Thanks mate. Biopsy today. Hopefully all good. At least after CT scan we know what isn't affected, so there is no worse case at this stage.
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Not good news unfortunately.<br><br>Not the worst that could have happened, but certainly not the best. Pretty devastating regardless.<br><br>Will still be training. Got to have something else to focus on. But will just be to stay sane and forget stuff for an hour or so.<br><br>All the best fellas. Thanks for the support and encouragement in the past 6 months or so. Will report back when (and I do mean when) this shit is finally over.
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<p>aw shit bro, that is rough news. Hope you guys have all the info, advice and top quality medical care you need to kick its ass. Kia kaha</p>
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<p>Considering I'm still sharing my bs opinions on other threads, I might as well continue here.</p>
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<p>No real change in the current situation, but things haven't gotten worse which is very positive. I think I've missed this log, which I found to be quite therapeutic. There is also the fact that my commitment and focus fall away quite a lot when not reporting my workouts. I've been pretty active considering, but I'd like to ramp it up a bit.</p>
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<p>The plan is to stick to the following if possible:</p>
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<p>Sunday: Off</p>
<p>Monday: Chest and biceps</p>
<p>Tuesday: Back and triceps</p>
<p>Wednesday: Legs</p>
<p>Thursday: Cardio</p>
<p>Friday: Shoulders</p>
<p>Saturday: Cardio</p>
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<p>I might also chuck a run in on one of the other days as well. I've been finding that I'm working late then slumping in front of the TV. I'd prefer to replace that with a light jog. No Walking Dead on anyway.</p>
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<p>Anyway today was chest and biceps. As I mentioned, the commitment just hasn't been there. Theres a major difference between walking around the gym lifting a bit of tin here and there and reading TSF on the mobile in between sets and really smashing each rep and set. Today I went hard. I was also doing rope pullovers between some sets. Feeling it a bit now, and will probably have plenty of "good" pain tomorrow.</p> -
<p>BTW, does anyone have a decent workout programme with that kind of split? I'm looking for something new.</p>
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<p>Yeah, coincidentally enough I've just decided to change that. I've now found a good workout which is:</p>
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<p>Mon-Chest, Tris, calves</p>
<p>Tues - Back, biceps abs</p>
<p>We'd - Rest/Cardio</p>
<p>Thurs - Legs</p>
<p>Fri - Shoulders</p>
